LPL custody exec departs

Trust Company of America has hired industry veteran Bob Oros as vice president and national sales manager.
JAN 27, 2012
Trust Company of America has hired industry veteran Bob Oros as vice president and national sales manager. Mr. Oros, 44, is leaving LPL Financial, the largest independent broker-dealer, where has worked since 2007 as executive vice president of custom clearing services. Mr. Oros, who could not immediately be reached for comment, is replacing Al Leary, who left the company in September. Trust Company of America, which has custody of $10 billion worth of adviser assets, also announced the addition of Jennifer Nealson in the new post of chief marketing officer. Ms. Nealson, 37, joins the firm from Republic Financial Corp., where she was vice president of marketing and communications.

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